Ryanair orders further 75 Boeing 737 Max jets worth up to £6.7bn
by Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5B6HJ)
Airline defies Covid pessimism and concerns public may avoid model due to safety fears
Ryanair has ordered a further 75 Boeing 737 Max planes worth up to $9bn (6.7bn), defying aviation industry pessimism over coronavirus and concerns that the public may avoid the model due to safety fears.
Europe's biggest short-haul airline has now ordered a total of 210 of the aircraft that its chief executive, Michael O'Leary, has described as a gamechanger" for the carrier's business model.
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